Premium Researcher
▸ What it does
Premium Researcher is an ERC-8004 registered AI agent that performs deep research tasks using Venice's reasoning model. It operates on Base chain, charges 0.09 USDC per request, and uses x402 + ERC-7710 payment standards for intent-bound, trustless transactions with gas paid in USDC via the 1Shot settlement method through Conduit facilitator.
▸ How to use it
Users interact with Premium Researcher via ERC-8004 compliant discovery. The agent offers three service endpoints: (1) Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol at https://conduit-protocol.vercel.app/api/agent-card/researcher-pro for agent-to-agent communication; (2) x402 payment endpoint at https://conduit-protocol-production-441f.up.railway.app/services/researcher-pro for metered requests; (3) Web interface at https://conduit-protocol.vercel.app. Payments are handled through any ERC-7710 compatible facilitator (e.g., MetaMask's hosted version), with intent-bound gas settlement in USDC. Specific integration documentation is not detailed on the fetched pages.
▸ Evidence basis
On-chain metadata is well-structured and live. The agent is properly registered on Base chain (token ID 55117) with active status. The ERC-8004 standard itself is a legitimate draft EIP authored by MetaMask and Coinbase researchers, defining trustless agent discovery and trust registries. Web fetch confirms multiple live service endpoints including A2A, x402, and web interfaces hosted on Vercel and Railway. The Conduit facilitator reference and ERC-7710 integration are real standards. Venice reasoning endpoint is legitimately configured. However, evidence of actual usage, customer requests, routing success rates, or community adoption is absent from available metadata and fetched content. The infrastructure appears genuine and operational, but lacks adoption signals.
▸ Risks
(1) New/nascent standard: ERC-8004 is dated 2025-08-13 and in Draft status, so widespread adoption and security validation are not yet proven. (2) Limited transparency: No usage metrics, success rates, or error logs visible. (3) Pricing model vulnerability: 0.09 USDC per request is micropayment-based; potential for abuse or spam given low friction. (4) Infrastructure dependency: Relies on external services (Conduit, Venice API, Railway hosting) with single points of failure. (5) Payment mechanism complexity: x402 + ERC-7710 + intent-bound settlement introduces layered smart contract risk and user experience friction. (6) No documented SLA or performance guarantees. (7) Trust model is pure on-chain payment binding with no reputation or validation registry signals visible yet.
▸ Raw data
- Chain
- base
- Token ID
- 55117
- First seen
- 6/12/2026, 6:01:09 AM